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Elsa Duranceau
Elsa Duranceau (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Duranceau completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Elsa Duranceau was born in Merrill, Wisconsin. Duranceau served in the U.S. Air National Guard from 2011 to 2018. She earned a high school diploma from Merrill High School, a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2016, and attended the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Her career experience includes working as an executive director. She has been affiliated with the Child Care Coalition of Wisconsin.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7
Incumbent Tom Tiffany defeated Kyle Kilbourn in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Tiffany (R) | 63.6 | 273,553 |
 | Kyle Kilbourn (D)  | 36.4 | 156,524 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 307 | ||
| Total votes: 430,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7
Kyle Kilbourn defeated Elsa Duranceau in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Kilbourn | 58.0 | 32,917 |
 | Elsa Duranceau | 41.9 | 23,795 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 56,775 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7
Incumbent Tom Tiffany advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 7 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Tiffany | 99.4 | 78,503 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 449 | ||
| Total votes: 78,952 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Elsa Duranceau completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Duranceau's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born in Merrill, WI the youngest of seven a 5th generation Duranceau that was raised on the countryside spanning over Lincoln and Marathon Counties. My parents were working class folks that experienced the struggles of getting by. My father was an Air Force Veteran and mechanic. My mother was born and raised in Honduras and emigrated to the U.S. in 1976 after meeting my father while he was on duty in Spain.
I am a proud mom, solo parent, U.S. Air Force Veteran, UW- Madison graduate, Economic Development professional, strategist, grant writer, entrepreneur, event coordinator, creative systems thinker, and community servant.
I’m passionate! I care deeply about our basic human rights, justice, domestic tranquility, common defense, general welfare, and upholding our constitution, preserving democracy. I've devoted my life to securing the blessings of liberty for We the People of Wisconsin and the United States of America.
Much of my work since I separated from the U.S. Air Force in 2018 has been creating programs and collaborating with area leaders to address community issues throughout WI Congressional District 7: Child care, elder care, broadband expansion, justice involved youth and adults, workforce shortages, child support and family law, transportation, green energy and sustainability, and rural small business development.- I believe in our right to privacy. This includes our right to private ownership of our bodies (autonomy), ownership of our image, our voice, and our likeness. The overturning of Roe v. Wade not only jeopardized our autonomy, particularly a woman's right to choose abortion as healthcare, but opened the door for predatory behavior from tech giants to collect, sell, and use our image, voices, likenesses, behavior, and biometric data with little regulation. This, coupled with the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence, presents an immediate crisis to individuals and needs federal regulation. I call for President Biden's Blueprint for AI Bill of Rights be implemented as law.
- The Child Care industry across the country is in crisis. The cost to provide care has skyrocketed with the inflated cost of goods. Families cannot afford the care resulting in many choosing to leave the workforce to care for their children, leading to the decrease in average household income, exacerbating the wealth divide. The lack of available regulated care contributes to couples choosing to have children later in life or not at all. We need to support our child care professionals and working parents by federally subsidizing the child care industry. If we can subsidize the oil industry, we can subsidize the child care industry.
- Far right fundamentalists are destroying the foundational principle of separation of church and State. I vow to stand up to their unconstitutional efforts to ban books from public institutions, include faith based teachings in public schools, and divert tax payer dollars to private faith based organizations. Their successful efforts can be seen in Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and here in Wisconsin with the school choice voucher program. Our public school system is being crippled. We must act now!
- Regulations on AI Development and Use.
- Farming Antitrust Laws and Enforcement.
- Climate Change and Environmental Protections and holding large corporations responsible.
- Criminal Justice and Prison Reform.
- Immigration.
- Decriminalizing Plants.
- Term Limits.
- Defense Spending
2) Experience: It is imperative to have representatives that have experience in areas like, public policy, economics, community programs, public instruction, and government.
3) Integrity: having a strong moral code and doing what is right and just even when difficult.
4) Empathy: Understanding the experiences of the people we serve, particularly those affected by policies and decisions.
5) Follow-through: Doing what you say you're going to do by taking genuine action while in office.
1) Representation. U.S. Representatives act on behalf of the people in their district, ensuring their constituents' views and needs are considered in the national legislative process. This includes staying informed about local concerns through regular communication with constituents.
2) Legislation. Proposing, drafting, and voting on new laws and amendments that shape national policy in the best interest of our constituents.
3) Committee Participation. Serving on committees that focus on specific legislative areas like defense, education, healthcare, or foreign relations. These committees are where much of the detailed work of reviewing legislation occurs.
4) Oversight. Monitoring and overseeing executive and federal agencies to ensure they are administering the law as intended by Congress. This includes attending hearings, reviewing reports, and conducting investigations if necessary.
5) Budget. Authorizing spending of government money through the budgeting process, which includes negotiating and setting budgets for federal agencies and programs.
balanced representation, fresh perspectives, reduce entrenchment, increase diversity, reduce career politicism, and increase innovation in policy.
These interactions highlighted that I have a lot of work to do in learning the policies surrounding social security, disability, and mental health.
It got stuck in a crack.
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Campaign website
Duranceau’s campaign website stated the following:
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Privacy |
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| —Elsa Duranceau’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 28, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elsa Duranceau’s campaign website, “Platform,” accessed July 26, 2024
